New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
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The white crayat and slender canc Of tn. Hon
Timothy J. campbell have been con,pcuou,Iy pn,s-
cnt IN Washington during tho week Tho Hon
Tim IS getting ready to make things lively I'm the
House when Congress opens, and intends to take the
general Interests OF Now York under his brncvo.ut
Carlisle and Hewitt h" SAYS are too slow
They don't understand these things. They are not
politicians. If they would only como and ask Me,
| would give them few pointers
The Rev ". H. Smonson. assistant rector OF 81
James, Protestant Episcopal church, BroohIyn, has
been called to the Church OF tn, Rcdccmer in that
city.
Mr.. g. +. Watts is enthusiastically heading com.
mcndallc movement for a public memorial Of herol,m
n London. There are. of course already many such
u Westminster Abbey and II paul's. In the Culldhal
and IN some old chuwhcs. But the heroes wclr for
the most part famou, ,oldorS or sailors Mr.. watts
desires record The deed, Of brave men and women
who have r,kcd aud lost their lives in a spirit OF vol
uniary self sacrifice Tho idea suggested by the
splendid dcN orion ~ girl, Alec Ayrcs. who died
from uJurc, She sustained in leapng from upstairs
window a, iIc In Gravel Lane about two years ago
Alice Ayrcs was servant II, tn, house which was
burned down She might have saved her own life
huf for her determination, IN the midst of imminent
peril. first OF all three children who We're in
her charge In th" national mcmuilal Nr W ats con
template, this brave deed OF Aicr Ayes would be
recorded with those of Gu>tavus Eroohc and the stout
hearted men who went down with him In the London .
Grace Darling perhaps. and Others whose hcrosm +
Illustrative of one of the best points II English char
actcr He would have "A sort OF temple with colon
made, erected ia Hyde Parh the Achilles statue
ON marble tablet, lining the coonnaie stories Of dis
n'ii>hcd courag" and self devotion would bc in
scrbch In the centre of This temple Of fame Mr..
Watts would place symbolcal statue OF group
representing IIrroi>m.r
Now that Otcllo belong, to the public said
Verdi recently ceases De- mine II separates IT.
.lf nom entirely and IN" plarc hcld within me
81 large that feel an enormous vacancy, ana
think that can never again I'LL II up
Governor Orm-lco ~ Vermont went last week TO
Gettysburg IN determine the sites for various Vermont
uOUps' monuments.
Mr. John Bogart. who was, chosen stat" Engineer
at the recent election this state Is with h- wife at
New. Orleans. Ilo la, been engaged To survey Audn.
bon Park In that city and mako designs for lis orila
mcnt1.ion.
Nil. Maud BANKS, daughter OF General ~ p Bank
la, been acting the professional -iaSr ior two years
sho has Succeeded she we'll aS She expected 10
do and She has not o~ Of the ambition and cnhu-
ia-m with which She entered upon her anduons work
II is reported In Buffalo that Mr. william D. How
ellis VIII spend tho winter I'm that city People there
are hoping he Will I'm his next novel be able To ror
tray a moro creditahlc specimen OF Buffalo giflhOod
than the ono he put In his Indian summer
"Thc Boston Commonw calth7 relates what II says
IS a hitherto unpublished story of Daniel Webster.
one autumn during the prevalence of a strong north
castcrly storm, Mr.. Webster in company with some
two dozen other sportsmcn went to Erant Rock To
shoot ducks. Tho birds were flying In considerable
numbers, but only few passed over the rock and
consequently tho prospect for fat bags was rather
slim. However, the tide of Mr.. Wcbstcr's luck was
turned before tho day was over In the following
manner Two adventurous sportsmen wore cruising
In "a small boat OH the rock, popping away at tho
birds In a lively fashion that filled tho sportsmcn on
the rock with envy. suddenly n flock Of about
thirty brant hove In sight near the boat, and when
within range tho floating gunncrs banged away into
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fused by the discharge OF firearms and the loss of some
Of their number, wheeled and made directly for the
rock As they passed over, every gun was of course
discharged and all but TWO or three of tho flock fell
upon tho rock question that at onco presented
Itself, OF cOniso, was no killed the birds ~ Each
ono of the twenty four sp0rsmen was sure that al
least two or three birds had fallen before his gun,
and there were only some TWO dozen birds In all
killed, 1t did not look II division of tho spoil
cOnld DO readily accomplished Mr. Webster, how
ever, equal To tho occasion. Assuming a mock
judicial air. he addressed tho group of excited gunnes.
My friends said no, " this Is easy OF adjud-